CEC to the voters: “Vote, people!”

Maria Tanase’s song “Lume, soro lume” (“People, Dear People”) is the central theme of the educational advertisements luanched by the Central Election Commission (CEC) for the November 28 legislative elections. They started to be broadcast by radio stations and TV channels on November 1 under the slogan “Vote, People”, Info-Prim Neo reports. The campaign is based on the folk song’s power to unite people of different ages, culture and social status, regardless of the place where they are, the central public authority says. CEC secretary Iurie Ciocan said that these adverts explain to the voter how and where they can vote and what documents they should have. For the first time, the advisements will be broadcast through such socialization networks as facebook, twitter and youtube. The electoral publicity will also include election posters, calendars, magnets for fridges, The CEC has also announced a contest of videos themed “Sing, People” that will be placed on www.lume.md . The best video will be awarded. A sum of 300,000 lei was earmarked for the information campaign. The money was allocated by the Government, the International Foundation for Election Systems, the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the United Nations Development Program.